June 28, 2010 – Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. (FEC), and the U.S.-based OFS, Telecommunications Division have announced the commercial release of the latest clad alignment hand-held fusion splicer, the FITEL S123 fusion splicer series, to the global market.
“The FITEL S123 fusion splicer brings both speed and durability for last-mile applications,” said Linda Dembowski, general manager, [...]
March 26, 2010 – OFS has published research on various designs for next-generation transmission fiber for coherent optical communications.
Prototype OFS fibers with ultra-large effective area and reduced attenuation were featured at OFC in a live demonstration of 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) coherent transmission and in three post-deadline research papers on 200 and 400 Gbps, [...]
March 23, 2010 – OFS has released their active clad alignment FITEL S153A handheld fusion splicer to the North American market at OFC/NFOEC 2010 in booth #1023. The company also unveiled the FITEL S178 fusion splicer in January 2010.
OFS engineered the two fusion splicing machines to endure harsh operating conditions by improving shock/impact resistance with [...]
January 18th, 2010 – OFS today announces the commercial release of its hand-held core-alignment FITEL® S178 Hand-Held Core-Alignment fusion splicer to the global market.
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With its super low profile and new user interface, the FITEL 122 Series Fusion Splicer offers next generation workability for every splicing field: FTTx, LAN, backbone or long-haul installations.
Fitel manufactures an impressive variety of fusion splicers and the S177A fusion splicer is one of their top models. The S177A incorporates an improved heating design that cuts splice-to-heat time by 40 percent. The T-shaped body design is 40 percent lighter than standard units and weighs only 4.85 lbs. with the included battery.
The Fitel S182 series of fusion splicers is specially designed for high-strength and specialty fiber splicing applications. While both splicers are capable of high-strength splices up to 300kpsi, the S182A is for attenuation while the S182K is for splicing dissimilar specialty fibers.
The S121 series of fusion splicers from Fitel are the first fully functional fusion splicers designed specifically for fiber-to-the-home applications. At nearly 1/3 the size of regular fusions splicers, the T-shaped units can be operated in space-constrained areas using only one hand. Designed for a minimum excess fiber length, these splicers feature fully automatic fiber feed, alignment, splicing arc, and tension test. All splicing operations can be monitored for accuracy using an integrated CCD camera and a 2.5-inch LCD display.
